Two deckhands hosing down the port side of the main deck on board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Melita (1971) while at sea, probably in the Mediterranean

Two deckhands hosing down the port side of the main deck on board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Melita (1971) while at sea, probably in the Mediterranean. The photographer is looking aft from forward of number two hatch coaming showing a man using an high pressure hose to wash down the deck close alongside the coaming. Another deckhand is standing close behind the hose man taking the weight of the hose.

Object Details

ID: P64351CT
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Melita (1971)
Date made: 1976
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection
Measurements: Overall: 62 mm x 77 mm
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